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- Department:March 18, 2021
Unlike past years, flooding from snowmelt to be less severe.
- Department:March 17, 2021
February 2021 was the 16th-warmest February on record, and it concluded the 8th-warmest Northern Hemisphere winter season on record.
- Department:March 10, 2021
NOAA climate experts are working on the latest update to the U.S. Climate Normals. Here’s a sneak peak at how what’s normal for winter will change.
- Department:March 9, 2021
February 2021 was the United States' coldest February in 30 years, but the winter overall was warmer than average. Much of the West remained in some level of drought.
- Department:March 2, 2021
A warmer-than-average start to spring is favored for the central and eastern United States while a drier-than-average March is likely across the southern tier of the contiguous U.S.
- Department:February 16, 2021
Much of North America was warm and dry in January 2021, while Europe and parts of Russia were cool and wet.
- Department:February 11, 2021
There's a 60% chance that ENSO-neutral conditions will return this spring. Our blogger covers the forecast, and what "average" really means.
- Department:February 9, 2021
To better predict sea level rise, Rebecca Jackson wants to describe exactly what happens where liquid ocean meets the icy underside of glaciers. But how do you study a glacier that could calve a dangerous iceberg at any moment?
- Department:February 9, 2021
Top-10 warmest January for contiguous U.S., Great Lakes ice cover well below average
- Department:February 2, 2021
A single sensor deployed on a light-rail public train could provide as much information about the city's carbon dioxide emissions as 30 stationary monitoring stations, at a fraction of the cost.











